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Meridian Livestock Auction

Name: Meridian Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Meridian, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 27

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2112

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

404 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 196▲ 404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 41▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 7▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.65/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$112.65

203 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	130.67	464	21
Medium and Large 2	465	113.31	527	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	634	110.83	703	142
Medium and Large 3	475	106.69	507	22

One grade step is worth $23.98/cwt here — about −$44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale203 hd

112.65

—

MS average12 barns · 1,215 hd

113.97

−1.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,668	88.91	1,483	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	60.32	737	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	50.03	506	24

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	150.72/cwt	150.00–152.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	160.83/cwt	158.00–165.00	518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	149.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	560	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	143.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.84/cwt	129.00–139.00	640	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	129.74/cwt	128.00–131.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	111.47/cwt	108.00–114.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	115.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	112.69/cwt	97.00–115.00	708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	98.54/cwt	97.00–100.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	111.16/cwt	109.00–113.00	791	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	826	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	872	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	228	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	123.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	393	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	132.64/cwt	129.00–133.00	504	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	121.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	485	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	491	107.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	526	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	102.31/cwt	95.00–108.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	98.89/cwt	90.00–107.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	64
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	120.96/cwt	112.00–127.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	114.51/cwt	113.00–117.00	608	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	566	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	565	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,303	79.82/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	96.59/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	89.61/cwt	84.50–91.00	1,622	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	43.87/cwt	42.50–45.50	419	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	51.86/cwt	48.00–55.00	533	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	60.74/cwt	57.00–63.00	730	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	55.87/cwt	55.50–56.00	703	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,151	845.30/cwt	750.00–970.00	9,729	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,038.17/cwt	850.00–1,180.00	12,198	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,235	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,362	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,345	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	15,871	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,750	2

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Meridian Stockyard - Meridian, MS

Mon Apr 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 196Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	95.00–108.00	102.31
5	—	491	100.00–110.00	107.20
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
6	—	573	90.00–107.00	98.89
2	—	228	120.00–127.00	123.62
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	111.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	517	110.00–112.00	110.98
3	—	372	123.00–125.00	123.97
3	—	318	121.00–126.00	123.57
2	—	710	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	510	123.00	123.00
64	—	785	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	129.00–133.00	132.64
7	—	285	132.00	132.00
2	—	405	119.00–124.00	121.47
1	—	465	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
10	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.16
4	—	506	128.00–131.00	129.74
4	—	322	158.00–165.00	160.83
2	—	668	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	563	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
22	—	712	109.00–113.00	111.16
14	—	628	97.00–115.00	112.69
11	—	475	129.00–139.00	134.84
7	—	374	145.00–155.00	149.65
4	—	584	113.00–118.00	115.27
4	—	321	150.00–152.00	150.72
3	—	440	130.00–134.00	132.65
2	—	872	95.00	95.00
2	—	668	97.00–100.00	98.54
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	108.00–114.00	111.47
3	—	678	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	95.00–105.00	99.88
2	—	630	90.00–95.00	92.44
1	—	650	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	113.00–117.00	114.51
4	—	471	112.00–127.00	120.96
2	—	610	102.00	102.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	40.00	40.00
19	—	1,027	48.00–55.00	51.86
4	—	956	42.50–45.50	43.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
20	—	1,202	57.00–63.00	60.74
4	—	1,258	55.50–56.00	55.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	96.00–97.00	96.59
2	—	1,303	75.00–83.00	79.82
4	—	1,810	84.50–91.00	89.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	850.00–1,180.00	1,038.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,151	750.00–970.00	845.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,180.00	1,180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.